Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-08
4 shocking Parricisle.
John KCpY HAULs AWAY The BODY OF HIS FArHE

John KCDY HAULS AWAY THE BODY OF HIS FATHER
~ BkOAD DAYLIGHT
The dead body OF Christian Rudy, sixty years
Cd, who had beea for the past two years an In
mate OF the Lancaster Pa. hospital, suffering from
paralysis, was found In field near that institu-
lion Monday HIS head had been crushed with
come blunt instrument. The murdered mans son
John, aged thiryy-two, was discovered some hours
Iate. scfaping the floor In stable and piIlng lum-
Ter over tAe spot. where IL was subsequently
ye.,rbsd be lad Lllied his father. John was ar
Yvsled ana locked ny. He Is Carpenter and was
employed by Harry L. Gron. lie acted very
strangely Monday morning, and at the coroners
inquest Mr. Gron and others testified 10 seeing
IsG1y dragging some dark object through the Held
.. a.. fact that Rudy dragged the body his father
through the red N broad daylight leads many
x-rsOns 10 believe that he Is insane.
A Lancaster, Pa, special to the Baltimore sun
tlys: The motive IOr the murder. X IL was CON-
Initted b. the accused. The son OF the VICTIM Is not
Known. TIE old man was member OF the Con-
.stoxa Beneficial Association. and his assessments
.ere paid by sister; A, his death MS represen-
Lae~ and soLas believe that he put the old man
cut OF the way 20 become executor OF his estate
many who think the pair had quarrel, and John
iiled tAe old man IN a Violent nj Of passion.
Two MIN KILLED AT A FIRE--A special from
<tsnouth. Ohio, says the Buckeye Flour Mills
q N u: Anderson, Ia TINS city. burned last
NJ IA. Anderson, the owner, and a fireman named
Vim. Simpson. The latter was Instantly killed.
IrsIaen were dangerously injured and 40 signify
larj. Tue min was valued al s. GOO and vas IN
h9fed ior 5000.
fiSxD Foz NOT REPORTING LIrsosY.-The board
~ health OF Philadelphia nned Dr. A. Van
HarhIisen, the physician who ATTENDED the TWO
rtsrs Ot leprCsy recently discovered In that
Gltyy hN. who neglected. 10 make report or them
70 thr heaith authorities, sl0o-sJO In each case
1Or Ais ~ lSenee- In his defense Dr. IAN Hartin-
zen ASSERTED That ieprosy had never been con-
h4dered contagious. but the board rebutted this
Will the doctors own words IN address before a
ilcclca sSelety, wherein ne made these Two cases
the subject OF his remarks and declared the
disease = contagious one
The Crown Primer HoPyFUi--The crown
pn1ees Vic - reBdlning It's strength. though
Inasons IN Berlin. letter was read from the crown
prince, saying: with Gods help hope that &C O
lot very remote period shall again be able 70 re-
klde In Berlin In the enjoyment OF good health"
= 49,
The dif1culty between the cigar manufacturers
az hayana and their employers has not Yet been
hettled, and the factories are still closed
The announcement OF the election OF n Gayard
0f Geneva, as president and NJ Sehoch OF Scha1.
hansen. as vice president OF Switzerland WAS
erroneous They were elected president and vice.
pressdeat OF the swiss council OF state
The coal famine In the Northwest continues
Towns N northern and western Minnesota have
ooiy a weeks supply, and q biizxard would cause
Battery i, % artillery, Capt. yose, from New
Orleans. arrived az Fort Monroe Monday nigbs.